American Drug
Index 2008
edited by Norman F. Billups

The American Drug Index provides the identification, explanation, and correlation of thousands of pharmaceuticals in concise dictionary format with extensive cross-referencing.

This comprehensive drug listing includes composition, strength, doseform, packaging, schedule, and usage for approximately 22,000 brand and official USP generic drugs.

Appendices include Cancer Chemotherapy Regimens, New Drugs, and Discontinued Drugs.

Practical features include:

• alphabetically listed drug names
• extensive cross-indexing
• phonetic pronunciations
• complete information on the distributor's brand name, manufacturer, generic and/or chemical names
• composition and strength
• pharmaceutical forms available
• package size
• use
• common abbreviations
• listing of orphan drugs
• and more!

Features:

• Approximately 22,000 drug entries
• Prescription and OTC drugs
• Concise dictionary style
• Official container and storage requirements
• Trademark glossary
• Laboratory values
• Vaccine and immunologic information
• Manufacturer and distributor listing
• Plus much more!

Organized in an easy-to-follow dictionary format with extensive cross-referencing, the American Drug Index 2008 includes hard to find generic drug pronunciations and orphan drug designations.

Dozens of tables provide valuable information on oral doseforms that should not be crushed or chewed, drug names that look and sound alike, weights and measures, approximate practical equivalents, normal laboratory values, container and storage requirements, recommended childhood immunizations, and manufacturer and distributor listings.

Contents

1. Drug Monographs
2. Standard Medical Abbreviations
3. Calculations
4. Common Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Approximate Practical Equivalents
6. International System of Units
7. Normal Laboratory Values
8. FDA Pregnancy Categories
9. Controlled Substances Summary
10. Medical Terminology Glossary
11. Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed or Chewed
12. Drug Names that Look Alike and Sound Alike
13. New Therapeutic Agents
14. Discontinued Drugs
15. Common Abbreviations of Chemotherapy Regimens
16. Radio-Contrast Media
17. Radio-Isotopes
18. Manufacturer and Distributor Listing

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